Bulgaria housing stock inches up in 2008 Bulgaria& rsquo;s housing inventory increased by a paltry 0.1% in 2008 from the previous year, showed figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Friday. Last year the country had 2.13 million home buildings containing 3.76 million residential units. The data includes numbers from the 2001 housing census as well as new and demol... Bulgaria loan rates creep up after brief cool-off After leveling off and even edging lower for two months, interest rates on consumer and housing loans in Bulgaria turned around in May to top 13.96% and 10.39%, respectively. The increase was triggered by higher rates on term deposits, which hit 8.23% for levs and 6.73% for euro, showed figures of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB). The effective in... Bulgaria& #039;s new construction, sales bounce back In a sign that the Bulgarian economy has started to curb the decline, sales revenue surged by 5.2% month-on-month in April, with retail and wholesale gaining 3% and 6.7%, respectively, showed the latest numbers of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). On the year, however, sales diminished by more than 10%. New construction in the fourth month ... Stylish hand-carved solid wood furniture by Dobrev - M Dobrev - M produces furniture in the Baroque, Rococo and Art Nouveau styles. Based in Plovdiv, the company is managed by Hristo Dobrev - the son of the established furniture maker Nikola Dobrev. He was awarded the title Honorary Master by the National Chamber of Crafts.
...... Bulgaria out of global top 3 of highest home price rises Bulgaria dropped from the top of the rankings in terms of highest spikes in housing property prices, with an increase of just 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2009, according to the latest report of British property advisors Knight Frank.
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